The Crimes Against Children Research Center (CCRC) kicks-off its page about internet safety with the following sentence. "The publicity about online “predators” who prey on naive children using trickery and violence is largely inaccurate."
There were also some important findings in a recent federal online safety task force that were highlighted in eSchoolNews and 1to1schools.net. “the statistical probability of a young person being physically assaulted by an adult who they first met online is extremely low”
"young people’s use of social networking sites does not increase their risk of victimization"
"Restricting or forbidding access to social networking sites will likely do more harm than good, because social networking sites and the way young people use those sites have created not only places for social interaction, but also “informal learning environments"
"students would greatly benefit if educators are able to incorporate social networking sites into classroom instruction"
"Unless new media are used in schools and within families, youth are on their own in figuring out the ethics, social norms, and civil behaviors that enable good citizenship in the online part of their media use and lives"
"Avoid scare tactics and promote the social-norms approach to risk prevention."
AEA 9 Technology Leadership Training
Phase 1, Day 3
Morning
Video: Chris Lehmann speaks to the FCC
Video: You can't be my teacher
Video: Response to principal who bans social media
Is your school doing a good job preparing students for the 21st century?
Iowa 1:1 Map
//NETS-A / Essential Conditions//
Are your policies getting in the way of your progress?
//Notes 1//
Notes 2
"The publicity about online “predators” who prey on naive children using trickery and violence is largely inaccurate."
“the statistical probability of a young person being physically assaulted by an adult who they first met online is extremely low”
"young people’s use of social networking sites does not increase their risk of victimization"
"Restricting or forbidding access to social networking sites will likely do more harm than good, because social networking sites and the way young people use those sites have created not only places for social interaction, but also “informal learning environments"
"students would greatly benefit if educators are able to incorporate social networking sites into classroom instruction"
"Unless new media are used in schools and within families, youth are on their own in figuring out the ethics, social norms, and civil behaviors that enable good citizenship in the online part of their media use and lives"
"Avoid scare tactics and promote the social-norms approach to risk prevention."
Group Presentations
Bettendorf CSD
Wilton/LM
Diocese of Davenport - Barriers
Every educator should have a listening station
Your school organization's learning environment
Afternoon
Essential questions for this afternoon (first three are from the MacArthur Foundation)
Technology-mediated learning
Survey Results
Technology-mediated assessment
Are you moving quick enough?
Action Plan
Groups 1-10
Groups 11-20
Groups 21-30
End of day survey